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Mellencamp, Young and Matthews Bring Farm Aid to New England

John Mellencamp has revealed the details of this year’s Farm Aid concert, to be held September 20th at the Comcast Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts. Mellencamp will be joined by co-headliners Neil Young, Dave Matthews and Willie Nelson, with more top artists to be announced soon. This year also marks the first time in the event’s history that the concert will take place in the New England area. “New England was built on the strength of independent family farmers,” said Mellencamp. “We can honor that independent spirit by joining Farm Aid to grow the movement that is changing the way all of America eats.” As in years past, the concert will “feature family-farm identified, local and organic foods at concessions, setting an example of the many ways that family farm food can be integrated into the general marketplace.” Since its creation in 1985, Farm Aid has helped raise over $30 million for programs that support farmers, expand the Good Food Movement and promote food from family farms. Tickets for this year’s Farm Aid, which is presented by Whole Foods Market and Horizon Organic, go on sale July 28th via Ticketmaster. [Photo: Getty]

Published: 2008-07-15 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Festivals

Comic Aziz Ansari Drafts Fleet Foxes as Security for Bonnaroo

Photo: Haaseth/NBC With Coachella in the rear-view mirror, the next big ‘09 festival on the horizon is Bonnaroo, which will bring the recently reunited Phish and road warrior Bruce Springsteen to Manchester, Tennessee from June 11th to 14th. While the fest built its name on lineups that jam deep into the night, over the past few years Bonnaroo has emerged as a major destination for comedy aficionados, as well. So just how has the funny business become such an integral part of ‘Roo? “I think bec

Published: 2009-04-23 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Festivals, Bonnaroo

Oli Sykes: "Tell someone if you're being bullied"

In this week's Kerrang! magazine, some of the biggest stars in our world discuss their time at school. Paramore's Hayley Williams reveals she was home schooled, You Me At Six's Josh Franceschi tells us how he was kicked out of his geography class for being a gobby so and so and Enter Shikari's Rou Reynolds reveals how he was expelled on his last day of school. Bring Me The Horizon frontman Oli Sykes however has used his school anecdote to address a much more serious issue - bullying. "I was very

Published: 2010-05-07 Provider: Kerrang!

Exclusive: Former Bleeding Through guitarist joins BMTH

Bring Me The Horizon have enlisted guitarist Jona Weinhofen on a permanent basis, we can exclusively reveal. Weinhofen, formerly of Australian metal outfit I Killed The Prom Queen and Orange Country metallers Bleeding Through, joined the band on a temporary basis in May to fill-in for the departed Curtis Ward. “He was thinking of leaving Bleeding Through as he was unhappy living in America,” Sykes tells Kerrang!. “We’ve had so much fun touring the European festivals with him, it’s amazing to hav

Published: 2009-07-08 Provider: Kerrang!

Bring Me The Horizon - Bring Me The Horizon Guitarist Quits

Metal rockers BRING ME THE HORIZON are searching for a new guitarist after bandmember CURTIS WARD quit mid-way through the group's U.S. tour. Ward walked out following ...

Published: 2009-03-24 Provider: Contact Music

Bring Me The Horizon lose guitarist

Bring Me The Horizon have parted company with guitarist Curtis Ward. The band, who are currently in the US on the Taste Of Chaos tour, claim they have "made the mutual decision to part ways" which is " based on personal differences." Bring Me The Horizon’s guitar technician Dean Rowbotham is standing in for Ward and all existing tour dates will be honoured.

Published: 2009-03-19 Provider: Kerrang!

Kerrang! Tour charity auction

Kerrang! reader Don Johnson has organised a charity online auction. Don went to the Kerrang! Tour in January and got all the bands on the tour to sign a flag. The flagged was autographed and defaced by members of Mindless Self Indulgence, Dir en grey, Bring Me The Horizon, Black Tide and In Case Of Fire. Black Tide picked the charity of their choice, and all proceeds from the sale of the flag will go to Save The Children UK. You can bid on the signed flag HERE. For more information, see the Flag Tour MySpace. For an interview about the flag, and with fans at the London date of the Kerrang! Tour 2009, see below.

Published: 2009-02-10 Provider: Kerrang!

InnerPartySystem, BMTH and more DJ London

Tonight's members of InnerPartySystem, Bring Me The Horizon and My Passion will be DJ-ing at the Barfly in London. Billed as the official aftershow party for InnerPartySystem's gig this evening, the bands will be spinning their favourite tunes between 10pm and 2am at the Barfly in Chalk Farm. Tickets are £5, and can be bought on the door, or in advance from www.seetickets.com For more information, see www.aftershowlondon.co.uk

Published: 2009-02-05 Provider: Kerrang!

Abandon Ship! A Short Guide to the World of Rock and Roll Cruises

Rocking a boat is hardly a new concept, but musicians have gone a bit cruise crazy lately. With the exception of Ben Folds, who recently canceled his own floating gig due to poor ticket sales, stars have been making plans to take to the high seas in record numbers. Here’s a quick guide to six cleverly titled events where music piracy means something totally different than usual: Bands: John Mayer Name: The Mayercraft Carrier Date: February 1-4, 2008 Selling Point: In an apparent nod to Mayer’s background as a Berklee School of Music student, fans are encouraged to bring their own instruments. Bands: Warren Haynes, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Galactic, Soulive, the Funky Meters, Yonder Mountain String Band, and Galactic Name: Jam Cruise 6 Date: January 4-9, 2008 Selling Point: Last year included a Guitar Hero competition and a music-themed Newlywed Game-type event. Bands: Emmylou Harris and Lyle Lovett Name: The Cayamo Music Cruise Date: February 4, 2008 Selling Point: Um, Emmylou Harris, who has said that the idea of going on a boat “seems a little claustrophobic.” But presumably she’ll muddle through. Bands: Barenaked Ladies, Guster, the New Odds, Jason Plumb and Gaelic Storm Name: Ships & Dip III Date: January 27-February 1, 2008 Selling Point: Passengers can pose for a bare-naked photo on the top deck. Bands: Sister Hazel, Aslyn, Marc Broussard, Andy Davis, David Ryan Harris, Keith Kane of Vertical Horizon, Josh Kelley, Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers, Bain Mattox, Matt Nathanson, Glen Phillips, Sons of William and Toad the Wet Sprocket Name: The Rock Boat VIII Date: January 19-23, 2008 Selling Point: Pro: Sheer quantity of bands mean that you could easily run into a member on the Promenade Deck. Con: You probably won’t be able to recognize them. Bands: Lynyrd Skynyrd, Marshall Tucker Band, Cowboy Mouth, Blackberry Smoke, Zac Brown Band, Grayson Hill, Kneckdown Name: The Simple Man Cruise 2008 Date: January 10-14, 2008

Published: 2007-07-24 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Bring Me The Horizon dates

Bring Me The Horizon have announced a string of UK tour dates for October. The London date of the tour will be particularly significant for the Sheffield mob; The band were due to play London's Brixton Academy as part of the Kerrang! Relentless Energy Drink Tour with Mindless Self Indulgence, Dir en grey, Black Tide and In Case Of Fire on January 30, however a power failure in the area meant the show had to be cancelled. "We hope that we can make it up to you with [our next London show]," said frontman Oli Sykes. "It'll be our biggest headline tour to date so come see us there!" Dates are as follows: October 22 Glasgow, Barrowlands 23 Manchester, Academy 24 Birmingham, Academy 25 London, Roundhouse 26 Norwich, UEA For tickets, see www.aloud.com.

Published: 2009-02-11 Provider: Kerrang!

Kerrang!'s show cancellation - UPDATE

The K! Relentless Energy Drink Tour ended in disappointing circumstances on January 30, when the scheduled show at the 02 Academy Brixton had to be cancelled due to a electrical power failure in the local area. The bands had soundchecked in the venue earlier in the day without problems, but shortly before 6pm on the night power was lost across the Lambeth area, and regrettably, although some electricity was supplied to the venue, this was not sufficient to power the onstage sound and lighting equipment and we were left with no option but to cancel the show. Kerrang!, Relentless, Mindless Self Indulgence, Dir en grey, Bring Me The Horizon, Black Tide and In Case Of Fire and everyone connected with the tour is aware that the cancellation came as a huge disappointment to all 4000 ticket holders for the Brixton show: unfortunately the problems were beyond anyone’s control. We must regrettably announce that, despite the very best intentions of the five bands on the tour, it will not be possible to reschedule the show. Management for all the individual bands involved however are looking to bring their acts back to London as soon as their schedules permit. All ticket holders for the cancelled show should contact their point of purchase for refunds. Please check www.kerrang.com for further updates in the week ahead

Published: 2009-02-03 Provider: Kerrang!

BMTH forced to cancel tonight's K! Tour performance

Bring Me The Horizon have been forced to pull out of their Liverpool (tonight) and Glasgow (tomorrow) performances due to illness. The band have issued the following statement: "We are really sorry to have to cancel tonight and tomorrow's performances in Liverpool and Glasgow. Oli [Sykes, vocals] visited a doctor this morning after throat pain and has been advised to rest his voice for a few days to prevent futher damage. We are super gutted and hope to be back on form for Wednesdays show in Newcastle. We hope to make it up to our fans soon. Please show the other bands extra love in our absence." Keep up to date with all the tour goings-on on tour.kerrang.com

Published: 2009-01-26 Provider: Kerrang!